Islamic State says beheads Japanese hostage - monitoring group

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Islamic State militants released a video
on Saturday saying they had executed Japanese hostage Kenji
Goto, the SITE monitoring group said.

Reuters could not immediately verify the video, which showed
a hooded man standing over Goto with a knife held to his throat,
followed by footage of a body with a head placed on it.

Addressing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the man says:
"Because of your reckless decision to take part in an unwinnable
war, this knife will not only slaughter Kenji, but will also
carry on and cause carnage wherever your people are found. So
let the nightmare for Japan begin."